How to say “intestine” in Chinese
intestine, bowels
“Intestine” in Chinese is 肠, cháng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
肠 is read cháng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月 “flesh”. The right part hints at the reading, as it also does in 场 chǎng and 汤 tāng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “肠”.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “intestine” in Chinese?
“Intestine” in Chinese is 肠, pinyin cháng.
What does 肠 mean?
肠 (cháng) means “intestine, bowels”.
How do you write 肠?
肠 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 肠?
肠 is read cháng. Tones: cháng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“intestine” in the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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